Washington Capitals

How the Capitals play under each referee

Every Capitals game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Capitals are 442-339 (56.6%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.

Kelly Sutherland has the most Capitals games in this sample (61).

Updated Sep 30, 2026, 12:31 a.m.·2016-2026 (2016-10-13 – 2026-04-14)

Capitals record: 442-339 (56.6%)

Officials with enough games overlap across crews; combined team-official games (1527) exceed 781 unique team matches. Table lists refs with 8+ games.

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Justin Kea
+23.4 pts vs team-0.4
Corey Syvret
+21.2 pts vs team+0.2
Francis Charron
+17.9 pts vs team+0.2
Thomas John Luxmore
+14.8 pts vs team+0.3
Trevor Hanson
+11.8 pts vs team-0.3
Ghislain Hebert
+10.1 pts vs team+0.1
Michael Markovic
+10.1 pts vs team+0.1
Kevin Pollock
+8.1 pts vs team-0.2
Carter Sandlak
+7.7 pts vs team+1.1
Justin St. Pierre
+7.4 pts vs team+0.2
Kelly Sutherland
+7.3 pts vs team-0.3
Francois St-Laurent
+7.0 pts vs team-0.5
Dan O'Rourke
+6.4 pts vs team-0.3
Chris Lee
+6.3 pts vs team+0.5
Jon McIsaac
+5.7 pts vs team+0.3
Ian Walsh
+4.9 pts vs team-0.6
Graham Skilliter
+3.4 pts vs team+0.1
Peter MacDougall
+2.2 pts vs team+0.6
Brandon Schrader
+2.2 pts vs team+0.1
Jake Brenk
+2.1 pts vs team+0.3
Steve Kozari
+1.7 pts vs team+0.8
Dan O'Halloran
+1.3 pts vs team+0.7
Wes McCauley
+1.1 pts vs team+0.0
Marc Joannette
+0.5 pts vs team-0.2
Gord Dwyer
-0.2 pts vs team+0.0
Kendrick Nicholson
-0.2 pts vs team+0.2
Cody Beach
-1.0 pts vs team+0.6
Brian Pochmara
-1.7 pts vs team+0.7
Chris Schlenker
-2.1 pts vs team+0.0
Pierre Lambert
-2.8 pts vs team-0.7
Brad Meier
-3.7 pts vs team+0.6
Garrett Rank
-5.4 pts vs team+0.3
Jean Hebert
-5.5 pts vs team+0.1
Dean Morton
-6.6 pts vs team+0.1
Tim Peel
-6.6 pts vs team-0.1
Tom Kowal
-6.6 pts vs team+0.8
Jordan Samuels-Thomas
-6.6 pts vs team+0.1
Morgan MacPhee
-6.6 pts vs team+0.4
Chris Rooney
-7.7 pts vs team+0.0
Mitch Dunning
-10.2 pts vs team-0.9
Frederick L'Ecuyer
-11.5 pts vs team+0.1
Eric Furlatt
-11.9 pts vs team+0.5
Kyle Rehman
-11.9 pts vs team+0.7
Tom Chmielewski
-12.2 pts vs team-0.2
Brandon Blandina
-17.3 pts vs team+0.1
Brad Watson
-20.2 pts vs team+0.0
Furman South
-20.6 pts vs team+0.3
Beau Halkidis
-29.9 pts vs team-0.1

Late-game proxy

How Washington Capitals compares in one-goal and overtime games vs the full sample. Based on official box scores.

Overtime / shootout games

173 of 781 games match this window

Avg combined goals
OT/shootout avg
6.5
Season avg
6.2
Pressure impact
+0.3
Avg minors
OT/shootout avg
15.7
Season avg
17.5
Pressure impact
-1.8
Over rate
OT/shootout avg
55.5%
Season avg
46.0%
Pressure impact
+9.5 pp

Over benchmark: 6.2 combined goals · Seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 781 total games in sample

One-goal or OT games

315 of 781 games match this window

Avg combined goals
One-goal/OT avg
5.9
Season avg
6.2
Pressure impact
-0.3
Avg minors
One-goal/OT avg
15.8
Season avg
17.5
Pressure impact
-1.7
Over rate
One-goal/OT avg
45.7%
Season avg
46.0%
Pressure impact
-0.3 pp

Over benchmark: 6.2 combined goals · Seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 781 total games in sample

What am I looking at?

Individual refs: stats for one official across all Capitals games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: the Capitals went 442-339 (56.6%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
Whistle differential: PIM differential. A positive number means opponents are penalized more often than the Capitals.

Scores, PIM, and crews from NHL API. ATS/O-U from synthetic closing lines derived from final scores (12282/12282 games). Descriptive only, not market odds. Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.

Washington Capitals

How the Capitals play under each referee

Every Capitals game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Capitals are 442-339 (56.6%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.

Kelly Sutherland has the most Capitals games in this sample (61).

Updated Sep 30, 2026, 12:31 a.m.·2016-2026 (2016-10-13 – 2026-04-14)

Capitals record: 442-339 (56.6%)

Officials with enough games overlap across crews; combined team-official games (1527) exceed 781 unique team matches. Table lists refs with 8+ games.

Sort by

Justin Kea
+23.4 pts vs team-0.4
Corey Syvret
+21.2 pts vs team+0.2
Francis Charron
+17.9 pts vs team+0.2
Thomas John Luxmore
+14.8 pts vs team+0.3
Trevor Hanson
+11.8 pts vs team-0.3
Ghislain Hebert
+10.1 pts vs team+0.1
Michael Markovic
+10.1 pts vs team+0.1
Kevin Pollock
+8.1 pts vs team-0.2
Carter Sandlak
+7.7 pts vs team+1.1
Justin St. Pierre
+7.4 pts vs team+0.2
Kelly Sutherland
+7.3 pts vs team-0.3
Francois St-Laurent
+7.0 pts vs team-0.5
Dan O'Rourke
+6.4 pts vs team-0.3
Chris Lee
+6.3 pts vs team+0.5
Jon McIsaac
+5.7 pts vs team+0.3
Ian Walsh
+4.9 pts vs team-0.6
Graham Skilliter
+3.4 pts vs team+0.1
Peter MacDougall
+2.2 pts vs team+0.6
Brandon Schrader
+2.2 pts vs team+0.1
Jake Brenk
+2.1 pts vs team+0.3
Steve Kozari
+1.7 pts vs team+0.8
Dan O'Halloran
+1.3 pts vs team+0.7
Wes McCauley
+1.1 pts vs team+0.0
Marc Joannette
+0.5 pts vs team-0.2
Gord Dwyer
-0.2 pts vs team+0.0
Kendrick Nicholson
-0.2 pts vs team+0.2
Cody Beach
-1.0 pts vs team+0.6
Brian Pochmara
-1.7 pts vs team+0.7
Chris Schlenker
-2.1 pts vs team+0.0
Pierre Lambert
-2.8 pts vs team-0.7
Brad Meier
-3.7 pts vs team+0.6
Garrett Rank
-5.4 pts vs team+0.3
Jean Hebert
-5.5 pts vs team+0.1
Dean Morton
-6.6 pts vs team+0.1
Tim Peel
-6.6 pts vs team-0.1
Tom Kowal
-6.6 pts vs team+0.8
Jordan Samuels-Thomas
-6.6 pts vs team+0.1
Morgan MacPhee
-6.6 pts vs team+0.4
Chris Rooney
-7.7 pts vs team+0.0
Mitch Dunning
-10.2 pts vs team-0.9
Frederick L'Ecuyer
-11.5 pts vs team+0.1
Eric Furlatt
-11.9 pts vs team+0.5
Kyle Rehman
-11.9 pts vs team+0.7
Tom Chmielewski
-12.2 pts vs team-0.2
Brandon Blandina
-17.3 pts vs team+0.1
Brad Watson
-20.2 pts vs team+0.0
Furman South
-20.6 pts vs team+0.3
Beau Halkidis
-29.9 pts vs team-0.1

Late-game proxy

How Washington Capitals compares in one-goal and overtime games vs the full sample. Based on official box scores.

Overtime / shootout games

173 of 781 games match this window

Avg combined goals
OT/shootout avg
6.5
Season avg
6.2
Pressure impact
+0.3
Avg minors
OT/shootout avg
15.7
Season avg
17.5
Pressure impact
-1.8
Over rate
OT/shootout avg
55.5%
Season avg
46.0%
Pressure impact
+9.5 pp

Over benchmark: 6.2 combined goals · Seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 781 total games in sample

One-goal or OT games

315 of 781 games match this window

Avg combined goals
One-goal/OT avg
5.9
Season avg
6.2
Pressure impact
-0.3
Avg minors
One-goal/OT avg
15.8
Season avg
17.5
Pressure impact
-1.7
Over rate
One-goal/OT avg
45.7%
Season avg
46.0%
Pressure impact
-0.3 pp

Over benchmark: 6.2 combined goals · Seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 781 total games in sample

What am I looking at?

Individual refs: stats for one official across all Capitals games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: the Capitals went 442-339 (56.6%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
Whistle differential: PIM differential. A positive number means opponents are penalized more often than the Capitals.

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